Fox construction expert says that structure was riveted, and the asymmetrical load (traffic only on one side) may have contributed to the collapse.
I noticed no traffic on the neighboring bridge.
I’m sure it was a precaution.
When will the bridge still standing be opened for traffic?
Will they go with two way traffic then?
That information might very well be correct...No skin off my back if I am wrong on the whole rivet/bolt issue...
But I look at when it was constructed in 1967, and know that a lot of steel frame structures did go together with nuts and bolts in various patterns depending on the load at that particular juncture...
As for the traffic on one side, I just saw that as well in this discussion...That certainly would put an interesting dynamic load on the structure that it wasn’t stressed for for a great amount of usage or time...
This incident will definitely put a review on traffic plans in the future in regard to bridge use...I’ve always thought that a bridge undergoing a “prolonged” repair or maintenence period should be completely shut down...
Now that may be something to consider after this...